Intelligence & Analytics February 24, 2021

2021 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index Reveals Peril From Linux Malware, Spoofed Brands and COVID-19 Targeting

5 min read - From the front lines of incident response engagements to managed security services, IBM Security X-Force observes attack trends firsthand, yielding insights into the cyber threat landscape. Every year, X-Force collates billions of data points to assess cybersecurity threats to our…

May 12, 2020

Thunderspy Vulnerabilities Put Some Thunderbolt Users at Risk of Data Theft

2 min read - Millions of Windows and Linux-based devices could be hit by what researchers call Thunderspy attacks, where flaws in Thunderport interfaces are exploited in a matter of minutes.

May 11, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Dacls RAT Begins Targeting Mac Users

3 min read - Security researchers observed a new version of the Lazarus Group's Dacls RAT targeting Mac users via a trojanized 2FA app. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

May 6, 2020

New ‘Kaiji’ Linux Malware Targeting IoT Devices

2 min read - A new Linux malware strain known as "Kaiji" is targeting internet of things (IoT) devices via SSH brute-force attacks.

May 4, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Shade Ransomware Authors Release 750K Decryption Keys

3 min read - The authors of Shade ransomware announced that they were releasing 750,000 decryption keys to help victims recover their files for free. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

April 28, 2020

Data-Stealing Asnarök Malware Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Sophos XG Firewalls

2 min read - Cybercriminals have been using a Trojan dubbed Asnarök to steal data by exploiting a vulnerability in enterprise firewalls from Sophos, the company warned.

February 26, 2020

Cloud Snooper Attack Uses Innocent-Looking Requests to Bypass Firewall Rules

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a new attack they're calling "Cloud Snooper" that uses innocent-looking requests to bypass the rules of many, if not most, firewalls.

December 23, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Exposed Credit Card Details Abused Within 2 Hours

3 min read - A researcher found that malicious actors had abused the details of a test credit card just two hours after he had posted the information online. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

November 26, 2019

Exploit Code Escalates Apache Solr Vulnerability To ‘High Risk’ Status

2 min read - New exploit code has led researchers to reclassify a security threat aimed at the Linux enterprise search tool Apache Solr to "high severity status."

November 25, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Phoenix Keylogger Gaining Traction Among Cybercriminals

3 min read - Researchers revealed that the new Phoenix keylogger is steadily gaining traction among digital criminals on underground web forums. Learn what else happened last week in security news.